New Affordable Care Act Findings Reported from Johns Hopkins University (Continued Importance of Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in the Era of…

New Affordable Care Act Findings Reported from Johns Hopkins University (Continued Importance of Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in the Era of the Affordable Care Act)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Current study results on Affordable Care Act have been published. According to news reporting out of Baltimore, Maryland, by VerticalNews editors, research stated, "Following the 2014 expansions of Medicaid and private health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, municipal sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics-which have historically served predominantly uninsured patients-have been threatened with budget cuts nationwide. This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of the insurance expansions on the demand for STD clinic services."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Johns Hopkins University, "The proportion of total incident sexually transmitted infections in Baltimore City that were diagnosed at STD clinics was compared between 2013 and 2014, and a multivariate analysis was conducted to determine factors associated with diagnosis at an STD clinic. Analyses were conducted in July 2015. There was no change in the overall proportion of sexually transmitted infection diagnoses made at STD clinics from 2013 to 2014 (relative rate, 1.03; 95% CI = 0.95, 1.11). Hispanic ethnicity, black race, male sex, and age 424 years were associated with an increased likelihood of STD clinic utilization (p <0.0001). Despite the Affordable Care Act's insurance expansion measures, the demand for STD clinics remained stable."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "These safety net clinics serve patients likely to face barriers to accessing traditional health care and their preservation should remain a priority."

For more information on this research see: Continued Importance of Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics in the Era of the Affordable Care Act. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2016;51(3):364-367. American Journal of Preventive Medicine can be contacted at: Elsevier Science Inc, 360 Park Ave South, New York, NY 10010-1710, USA. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; American Journal of Preventive Medicine - www.journals.elsevier.com/american-journal-of-preventive-medicine/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Hopkins University, Sch Med, Baltimore, MD 21224, United States. Additional authors for this research include C.M. Schumacher, L.E. Johnsen, J.S. Khaldun, C.P. Chaulk, K.G. Ghanem, J.M. Jennings and K.R. Page.

Keywords for this news article include: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America, Affordable Care Act, Risk and Prevention, Johns Hopkins University.

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